Data Acquisition Software for DREO's Near-Field Antenna Measurement Facility,

Abstract

DREO has built an antenna anechoic facility for microwave and millimetre-wave measurement. The facility includes a spherical near-field antenna measurement system that allows far-field measurement of small antennas and near-field measurement of larger antennas (up to one meter) within the chamber. This report describes the facility including the equipment, the instrumentation, and the DREO Antenna Measurement Acquisition (DAMAS) software that was developed. The purpose of DAMAS is to control the measurement and acquisition process in real-time, and to present the data to the operator. The major objectives of this software development project were the streamlining of the process so that an antenna could be accurately characterized in the minimum amount of time, and the improvement of the reliability of the software.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA289819

Entities

People

  • Claude J. Brochu
  • Gilbert A. Morin

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acoustic Absorption
  • Acquisition
  • Anechoic Chambers
  • Application Protocols
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Data Acquisition
  • Far Field
  • Frequency Bands
  • National Security
  • Near Field
  • Operating Systems
  • Security
  • Test Sets

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Software Engineering